The Black Imperium of The Greater Union of Man is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Carus Astra with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, strictly enforced bedtime, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.935 billion Imperials are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mesopolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 93.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Imperial economy, worth a remarkable 2,078 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 299,739 Credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,435,747 per year while the poor average 36,618, a ratio of 39.2 to 1.

Big Belly is watching you, there's nothing more rock-and-roll than absolute sobriety, heated town halls quickly descend into shootouts between politicians and their constituents, and the nation is famous for having one of the world's largest Phoenix hunting institutions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Greater Union of Man's national animal is the Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is The Imperial Cult.

The Greater Union of Man is ranked 14,459^th in the world and 1,026^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 94.78 law-abiding acts per hour.